A heated steering wheel — one of life’s little pleasures — is no longer just a treat for high rollers. Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury ...
Toyota has been killing it with patents lately. On Tuesday, the Japanese automaker published another weird invention that it says can increase or decrease the amount of friction between a driver’s ...
Six years later, Toyota continues to find ways to improve its hot hatch.
KIYOSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has developed Japan’s first steering wheel with a grip sensor, which is compatible with today’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The ...
This article was updated with new products and information in February 2026. A cold steering wheel is more than just an uncomfortable sensation; being unable or unwilling to get a steady grip on the ...
Veteran designers in the auto industry—and Jony Ive—tell us how hard it is to make a functional yet beautiful steering wheel.